Siemens to enhance power network at Qapco’s petchem plant

Qatar: Qatar Petrochemical Co (QAPCO) has awarded Siemens a contract for the supply and installation of new switchgear and integrated power management hardware and software at the firm’s facility in Mesaieed.

The turnkey contract will see Siemens provide 33Kv gas-insulated switchgear, and 11kV and 3.3kV air-insulated switchgear to the QAPCO facility’s substation, replacing existing installations with more compact, higher-rated technology and boosting the reliability of the network’s power distribution.